Esteve Lucerón: An inspiration.

Fuente de las fotos : http://www.agenda-upifc.org/
Photo source: http://www.agenda-upifc.org/


Nada mejor para empezar con este blog que con este fotografo conocido para algunos, desconocido para muchos. Esteve Lucerón fue un descubrimiento muy positivo y popularmente conocido por sus magníficas fotografias en el asentamiento de barracas conocido como "La Perona" entre los años 1980 y 1989. Retratando todas aquellas personas que vivian en la marginidad dentro del respeto que merece quien no tiene nada. En lo personal, sentimientos encontrados al recordar viejos tiempos de como lejos parecen aquellos recuerdos buenos y malos de lo que un dia fue mi barrio.

I could think of nothing better than starting this blog with this photographer, known to a few and unknown by most. The discovery of Esteve Lucerón was a very positive find for me, and quite an inspirational one at that, a treasure of a find that I am glad about. Esteve Lucerón is known for his amazing vivid photos depicting the settlements of "barracas" (little huts) that were known as "La Perona", the photos show the era of Barcelona in the 1980-1989.
He took portraits of all of the characters that lived there, who had next to nothing, always obtaining the upmost respect for subjects in which he was depicting. The ability to show this life in an honest clear way, without painting the scene in a glamorous or condensing light. On a personal note, the photographs took me back to a time where I was living in this area (I am from this district). They made me remember the old times of this area and life, memories that are quite hard to reach as they feel so far from what is now. The good and the bad memories that made my neighborhood exactly what it once was.